NFC North News and Rumors

Last year, the Steelers passed twice on running back Eddie Lacy, opting instead for Le’Veon Bell in round two. But passing on Lacy may have helped open the door for another tailback in Pittsburgh. Packers free agent James Starks is available and unneede…

The Vikings have signed a few new players on defense. On offense, they’ve been focused on keeping some of their own. In addition to quarterback Matt Cassel, receiver Jerome Simpson, and offensive lineman Joe Berger, the Vikings have re-signed guard Char…

MINNEAPOLIS -- A year ago this week, the Minnesota Vikings cut veteran cornerback Antoine Winfield, making Chris Cook the senior member of a secondary the team was gambling could work without a proven veteran in the group. Cook was entering his fourth s…

Greenway restructures deal with Vikings

MINNEAPOLIS -- Coming off a frustrating season where he played much of the year with a broken left wrist and heading into a season where he was due to count $8.2 million against the Vikings' salary cap, 31-year-old linebacker Chad Greenway seemed like a…

We’ve covered the fact that Chicago’s decision to release Julius Peppers on Tuesday was more about his $13.9 million base salary for 2014 and $18.183 million salary-cap hit than issues with production. But surely the club never expected the defensive en…